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with me is the chief representative of the plo to the u.s. welcome to you, sir. >> thank you. >> the big problem it seems from the outside here is that there are two factions now controlling the palestinians. one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the representative of the palestinian people, even when hamas formed the palestinian government after the elections of 2006, they acknowledged this fact that the plo will be in charge of conducting negotiations with israel in order to resolve the conflict. so there's no question about who represents the palestinian people here. we do have political differences. this is not a secret. but when it comes to confronting this israeli brutal attack against the gaza strip, witnessing the deaths of innocent civilians, 135 so far have been killed, almost 1,000 wounded, we have put aside al
with me is the chief representative of the plo to the u.s. welcome to you, sir. >> thank you. >> the big problem it seems from the outside here is that there are two factions now controlling the palestinians. one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the...
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u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for all people of the region. >>> egypt still playing a significant role in the peace process. peace talks not much happening now, hasn't happened in a while, when brings us to senator george mitchell joining us for a perspective. senator mitchell, thanks very much for coming in. is it credible to think that the israelis and hamas can reach some sort of truce, if you will, that's lasting as opposed to some temporary cease-fire? >> well, i certainly think they can reach a truce. whether it will be longlasting or not is
u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for...
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for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohammed morsi who pushed for a cease fire, the agreement calls for discussion of a number of issues, including freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza. and the agreement not to target the area in gaza, and to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion, nothing is a done deal. over the next hour we'll look at the negotiations still happening now. we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and from the leader of hamas. plus our reporters on the ground and a whole lot more. we begin with a look at what has transpired over just the last 24 hours. it is remarkable there was a cease-fire this hour, when you consider how this wednesday started off. take a look. add midday, no sign of a truce yet when a city bus is bombed in tel-aviv. at least two dozen were wounded. israeli police say terrorists left two bombs on the bus and fled. only one exploded. hamas praised the attack near the headquarters of the is
for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohammed morsi who pushed for a cease fire, the agreement calls for discussion of a number of issues, including freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza. and the agreement not to target the area in gaza, and to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion, nothing is a done deal. over the next hour we'll look at the negotiations still happening now. we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and from...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur. we are watching with some trepidation to see what may occur over the next hour. we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur....
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the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in there, mohammed. when you hear him describe the situation where he is, what goes through your mind? >> sorry. that is one thing. carry on with your question. [ indiscernible ] >> the palestinian health minister says at least 30 people have been killed in gaza, 300 wounded. many of them children and women. he says we can't independently verify those numbers. cnn's sarah sidener is reporting for us in dangerous conditions. >> we have to leave this area now because there are air strikes, and we can hear the planes and we've also seen rockets coming from a neighborhood j
the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in...
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so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come...
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today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how the alliance between iraq and iran play into the occasion. >> right now iran has its hands full. it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fastidiously stated. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of t
today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i...
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. >>> the u.s. army is asking an appeals court to deny a request by major hassan that he be allowed to keep his beard. he claims he grew it for religious purposes. army regulations prevent facial hair on soldiers in uniform. he is accused of murdering 13 people at fort hood, texas in 2009. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two people is now a homicide investigation. that explosion ten days ago was so powerful, that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. although the company shut down its baking operations on friday, a federal bankruptcy court judge will mediate a meeting tomorrow between management and the striking bakery workers union to see if their differences can be ironed out. we'll see. back to you. >>> we'll have more from ben wedeman and arwa damon and wolf blitzer in jerusalem coming up. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack.
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the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited once, twice and if it happened in the u.s. and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli troops going into gaza? un
the same leadership that condemned the u.s. for assassination of osama bin laden, we cannot allow the situation that israelis cannot believe in israel and under the threat of missiles. we are very determined to take care of this problem and we'll do whatever is necessary to get rid of the hamas region. >> you do believe it was hamas that started this then? >> well, it is the fact. i can count hundreds and almost thousands of reasons why hamas and it's on a daily basis. we waited...
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should the u.s. be doing more here? >> well, at this point, it's not really clear what the u.s. can be doing because although the egyptians and the turks and the qataris all have a big incentive to see a cease-fire that lasts, and i think the u.s. does, too. none of us can want it more than the israeli and the palestinians do. you can't create a settlement unless the principles actually want a settlement, and then you can work out the details of how you're going to get there. but from where i sit right now, both hamas and this israeli government are gaining more from continuing the conflict than they are -- than they see that they would get from a settlement. that could change. i don't think israel wants a ground war. but right now hamas is actually, as you heard, palestinians are saying well, at least hamas is fighting back. you know, at least we have a government that can fight back. we've had the israelis invade us plenty. but we're fighting back. and on the israeli side, you know, bibi netanyahu has elections coming up. overwhelmingly, there is support for taking out the roc
should the u.s. be doing more here? >> well, at this point, it's not really clear what the u.s. can be doing because although the egyptians and the turks and the qataris all have a big incentive to see a cease-fire that lasts, and i think the u.s. does, too. none of us can want it more than the israeli and the palestinians do. you can't create a settlement unless the principles actually want a settlement, and then you can work out the details of how you're going to get there. but from...
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the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track at the same time in parallel in case the diplomacy didn't work. it seems to me particularly having told me earlier today, officials, that this was on hold, any kind of ground offensive to give diplomacy a chance to work, it seems that something must be coming to a head because secretary of state hillary clinton is on the way, as you say. she will be meeting. maybe there will be an announcement when she meets with prime minister netanyahu this evening here. >> it will be a late night meeting for the two of them. it was a surprise that she's coming
the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track...
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then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president, as he sat down at the white house friday with top congressional leaders from both parties. americans agree in a poll that it is extremely or very important for the president and congress to reach a deal. >> i believe we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and that's what most people want. they say that republicans and democrats should compromise to prevent massive spending cuts and tax hikes from beginning to kick in at the beginning of the year. so what do they want in any deal? 45% say it should be about half spending cuts and half tax increases with
then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the...
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taxpayer money, u.s. helped the israelis build the entire system. remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter, just tweet me. i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. erin burnett "outfront" starts erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, a new week of conflict begins between israel and gaza. no end in sight tonight. israel's ambassador to the united states "outfront." thousands of israeli troops with tanks are now poised at the gaza word border, ready to move in in a ground invasion if necessary. israel says a ground war is a possibility, but does it add up? and new questions tonight in the benghazi investigation. congress wants to know who changed the talking points an why and we think we know who did. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. tonight, under attack. day six of the conflict between israel and gaza. is there an end in sight? tonight, thousands of israeli troops are poised at the border, ready to move at gaza. negotiatio
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now, this, of course, contradicts what we heard from u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice who said publicly on five sunday talk shows that the attack was spontaneous and sparked by an anti-muslim film. the director of the national intelligence office says substantial changes were made before those talking points were sent. but the question still remains who made the changes an why and did anyone in the white house know the full unedited version of events which included that link to al-qaeda? tonight, the state department has no comment, neither does the cia. georgia senator johnny isaacsohn is on the foreign relations committee. he says the administration is accountable, he's demanding answers and he's "outfront" tonight. thanks very much for taking the time. as we can report, this is late r reporting here that we have tonight, but the bell jensen community is saying look, we made the changes, we made them. do you believe it? >> well, it's the first i've heard of it, eastern. you got me on a surprise, but i know director clapper
now, this, of course, contradicts what we heard from u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice who said publicly on five sunday talk shows that the attack was spontaneous and sparked by an anti-muslim film. the director of the national intelligence office says substantial changes were made before those talking points were sent. but the question still remains who made the changes an why and did anyone in the white house know the full unedited version of events which included that link to...
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the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for israel is five. one idf soldier was killed today and that's the first soldier killed by a rocket fired from gaza. i'm joined by arwa damon, ben wedeman here in gaza city. arwa, you have really been looking at what life is like for civilians here, and the blasts that we saw earlier really bring home the difficulty so many civilians face because people don't necessarily know where a hamas rocket battery may be or where hamas officials may be living or who's inside what building. even news groups which are operating
the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for...
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for u.s. secretary of state hilary clinton and president morsi, the hope is that the deal will stick. it calls for freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza and a commitment not to target militants and commitment from militant groups in gaza, to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion nothing is a done deal. over the next hour, we'll look at negotiations still happening now, we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and the leader much hamas. plus, a reporter on the ground and whole lot more. we begin with a look at what has transpired over the last 24 hours, and it's remarkable there is a cease-fire at this hour when you consider how this wednesday started off. take a look. at mid day, no sign of a truce when a city bus is bombed in tell aviv, two dozen people twounded. terrorists left two bombs on the bus and fled. only one exploded. hamas praised attack, near the headquarters of the israeli defense forces. farther south, an israeli home hit
for u.s. secretary of state hilary clinton and president morsi, the hope is that the deal will stick. it calls for freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza and a commitment not to target militants and commitment from militant groups in gaza, to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion nothing is a done deal. over the next hour, we'll look at negotiations still happening now, we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and the leader much hamas....
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so the u.s. appears to be quite satisfied with what egypt is doing. u.s. has said they don't want to see a ground war while constantly saying that they obviously support israel's right to self-defense. >> and christiane what about the palestinians on the west bank not aligned with hamas. what is the palestinian government saying there? >> reporter: well, you know, again, this whole situation is such an almighty mess that there is a very good question. the palestinians are divided. you've got the palestinian authority that rules basically on the west bank not far from where i am which is separated from israel by the wall and you have hamas that rules gaza. however, in cases like this the palestinians at least in public stand shoulder to shoulder and the palestinian authority has said that, look, we have to stop what they call the israeli aggression. at the same time senior members of the palestinian authority have gone to gaza to talk to hamas. i have spoken to one of them, and he tells me that he believes hamas is serious about trying to achieve a cease-fi
so the u.s. appears to be quite satisfied with what egypt is doing. u.s. has said they don't want to see a ground war while constantly saying that they obviously support israel's right to self-defense. >> and christiane what about the palestinians on the west bank not aligned with hamas. what is the palestinian government saying there? >> reporter: well, you know, again, this whole situation is such an almighty mess that there is a very good question. the palestinians are divided....
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a brief press conference with prime minister netanyahu, there was no mention of a cease-fire. netanyahu said israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend itself. and egypt, which is brokering a deal between the two sides, cancelled a press conference where officials were expected to announce a deal with terms for a cease-fire. tomorrow, secretary clinton meets with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas and then will fly to egypt to speak with president mohamed morsi. that is going to be a very interesting conversation, because, of course, as so man
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a...
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the u.s. have in actually making sure that the cease-fire is something that's going to hold? >> well the u.s. doesn't have much leverage over hamas because the u.s. doesn't deal with hamas. the u.s. government, previous governments, regards hamas as a terrorist organization. when secretary of state hillary clinton visits here in jerusalem later, then goes to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas tomorrow and then goes to cairo she's not going to meet with anyone from hamas. the u.s. does have leverage on egypt, given the economic and military assistance the u.s. provides to egypt and given the dire economic straits that the egyptians are in right now. so the u.s. has leverage on the egyptians and obviously the u.s. has very good relations with israel. so the u.s. is a key player in all of this. but as far as leverage on hamas, u.s. leverage is limited. >> secretary of state hillary clinton's arriving soon in jerusalem about three hours or so from now. she'll go to ramallah, then on to cairo. why
the u.s. have in actually making sure that the cease-fire is something that's going to hold? >> well the u.s. doesn't have much leverage over hamas because the u.s. doesn't deal with hamas. the u.s. government, previous governments, regards hamas as a terrorist organization. when secretary of state hillary clinton visits here in jerusalem later, then goes to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas tomorrow and then goes to cairo she's not going to meet with anyone from hamas. the u.s. does...
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now we know from a u.s. official that the affair came to light during an investigation into e-mails sent by petraeus's biographer paula broadwell. we also have a better timeline. james clapper was informed tuesday evening. the president was told thursday, hours before his face-to-face meeting with general petraeus. there are still questions about why congressional leaders weren't told until friday. but let's get back to general petraeus. an official tells cnn that james clapper encouraged petraeus to step down after learning of the affair. joining me now is rejeve from "the washington post." good morning to you. do you think general would have step dound if clapper hadn't suggested it? >> good morning, randi. i think pe tratraeus faced withs investigation, faced with officials understanding what has occurred between him and his biographer paula broadwell was left with little choice. with everything i know, i think that resignation would have been something he likely would have suggested himself as well. >> y
now we know from a u.s. official that the affair came to light during an investigation into e-mails sent by petraeus's biographer paula broadwell. we also have a better timeline. james clapper was informed tuesday evening. the president was told thursday, hours before his face-to-face meeting with general petraeus. there are still questions about why congressional leaders weren't told until friday. but let's get back to general petraeus. an official tells cnn that james clapper encouraged...
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the u.s. and the international community and all that is bound into that. >> yeah. michael, in many ways as we speak today egyptian president mohammed morsi is viewed as maybe the most important voice for the palestinians on the world stage, and to understand the type of pressure he is under it's so important to understand how arabs, how egyptians view this conflict between the palestinians and the israelis because it is very different from the western view. egyptians, arabs, look at the latest round of fighting, and they see more than 130 palestinians killed compared to five israelis killed. they should taking on fighters that are smuggling weapons in, and they see israel as an illegal occupying force for more than 40 years. they see this as an unjust, as a lopsided conflict, and they want president morsi to do something about it. at the same time mr. morsi has made it clear that he doesn't want to disrupt his alliances with washington and western powers. he relies on these governments for po
the u.s. and the international community and all that is bound into that. >> yeah. michael, in many ways as we speak today egyptian president mohammed morsi is viewed as maybe the most important voice for the palestinians on the world stage, and to understand the type of pressure he is under it's so important to understand how arabs, how egyptians view this conflict between the palestinians and the israelis because it is very different from the western view. egyptians, arabs, look at the...
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i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions, incoming. if you hear anything, let us know. there are critics of this agreement already who are saying, look, this is a return to the status quo that existed before this latest flare-up of the conflict began, some eight or nine days ago. how will anything be different? within 24 hours of this cease-fire, the borders are supposed to reopen to the way they were before, but there is still essentially a blockade in effect now. >> the blockade as far as the border with israel is concerned is not going to change. there is -- that's reall
i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions,...
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the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its civilians. israel cannot tolerate such attacks. if a long-term solution can be put in place through diplomatic means, then israel would be a willing partner to such a solution. but if stronger military action proves necessary to stop the constant gara constant barrage of rockets, israel will not hesitate to do what is necessary to defend our people. >> the most surprising thing for the palestinians is always talking about the israeli needs, about israeli security, about israel -- without talking about the palestinian needs, abo
the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its...
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and should the u.s. -- what should the u.s. be doing right now? >> well, the united states, of course, president obama dispatched secretary clinton and she was there when the peace -- when the cease-fire deal was reached. and signals, i think, a renewed engagement, even though we have the so-called pivot to asia, the middle east obviously still is a vital security interest for the united states. so i think you're going to see a little bit more activity in israel. you have election coming up in january. the palestinian both factions, hamas, and fatah are talking about some sort of coalition. so i think you're going to see some movement. obviously at any point the extremists, particularly those that are actually to the more radical than hamas could seek to destabilize the situation. >> you brought up fatah. and they've been called powerless, impotent, a lot during the conflict over the last ten days or so, and criticized in some cases by members of hamas in some islamists in the region. on cnn yesterday, there was a quote from a member of hamas talk
and should the u.s. -- what should the u.s. be doing right now? >> well, the united states, of course, president obama dispatched secretary clinton and she was there when the peace -- when the cease-fire deal was reached. and signals, i think, a renewed engagement, even though we have the so-called pivot to asia, the middle east obviously still is a vital security interest for the united states. so i think you're going to see a little bit more activity in israel. you have election coming...
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even though u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in cairo now trying to push forward a cease-fire, we're not cease anything here in gaza that could be described as a cease-fire. >> christiane amanpour had a intervause with khalid michel. she says the bottom line is they're not claiming responsibility, but they're praising it must be saying it must be revenge for the dalo family. why might this leader might be connecting the two? >> i think what we have seen in the past is it was not done by any of their members, but it's a natural reaction, the phrase used by one hamas officials to the situation in gaza, specifically referring to the fact of delu fact, and the largest fatalities since the beginning of this eight-day conflict. >>> ben wedeman, thank you so much. >>> still ahead, we're waiting for secretary of state hillary clinton speak. we'll bring you her comments live. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. wha
even though u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in cairo now trying to push forward a cease-fire, we're not cease anything here in gaza that could be described as a cease-fire. >> christiane amanpour had a intervause with khalid michel. she says the bottom line is they're not claiming responsibility, but they're praising it must be saying it must be revenge for the dalo family. why might this leader might be connecting the two? >> i think what we have seen in the past is it...
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and it is meant to be isolated by the u.s. and israel. they don't want to see hamas see anything to do with the slightest bit of fresh air. we saw leaders beating the door down to stand shoulder and shoulder with hamas. obviously, the unbelievable thing was how well egypt worked and got this deal. everyone know that it is egypt and the new president and this government made this happen. >> thank you very much indeed. coming up next. giuliani comes up to talk about whether this cease fire will hold. >>> i would like especially to thank president obama for his unreserved support for israel's actions in the operation and for the right to defend itself as the support for the iron dome systems. >> thanking president obama for standing by it's side during the fighting but did the white hou handle the situation effectively? >> welcome. how are you? i want to read you a tweet. president obama's steady support of the situation helped to solve the situation. >> donald trump. the fact that he has gone on record assaying that would indicate that it w
and it is meant to be isolated by the u.s. and israel. they don't want to see hamas see anything to do with the slightest bit of fresh air. we saw leaders beating the door down to stand shoulder and shoulder with hamas. obviously, the unbelievable thing was how well egypt worked and got this deal. everyone know that it is egypt and the new president and this government made this happen. >> thank you very much indeed. coming up next. giuliani comes up to talk about whether this cease fire...
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but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout the day and well into the night here on cnn. >>> ben wedeman was early on the scene of the strike that we witnessed earlier today. several hours today -- several hours earlier today on the media center, three rockets hitting a lower floor in that building according to israeli officials, killing one member of islamic jihad and palestinian sources on this side also verifying that. ben filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: about 3:20 in the afternoon we heard three large explosions. we saw a great big ball of flame coming out of the third floor. it appears to have been an israeli air strike. this is a building that contains the offices of a television station affiliated with the hamas movement. it also was hit the day before. apparently people in the building did get a phone call from the israeli military, telling them to leave. now, we d
but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout the day and well into the night here on cnn. >>> ben wedeman was early on the scene of the strike that we witnessed earlier today. several hours today -- several hours earlier today on the media center, three rockets hitting a lower floor in that building according to israeli...
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speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama was talking about would get narrower. at the moment, though, i think it is important to point out that iran is still staying well clear of the sort of line in the sand, the red line, that it would cross to provoke any kind of military response. it still doesn't have the kind of nuclear material or indeed the other technologies necessary to build a nuclear weapon, at least not for some significant time in the future, don. >> matthew chance, thank you, sir. >>> as sandy ripped through the northeast, these were among the first images that grippe
speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama...
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and it is meant to be isolated by the u.s. and israel. they don't want to see hamas see anything to do with the slightest bit of fresh air. we saw leaders beating the door down to stand shoulder and shoulder with hamas. obviously, the unbelievable thing was how well egypt worked and got this deal. everyone know that it is egypt and the new president and this government made this happen. >> thank you very much indeed. coming up next. giuliani comes up to talk about whetr this cease fire will hold. [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it
and it is meant to be isolated by the u.s. and israel. they don't want to see hamas see anything to do with the slightest bit of fresh air. we saw leaders beating the door down to stand shoulder and shoulder with hamas. obviously, the unbelievable thing was how well egypt worked and got this deal. everyone know that it is egypt and the new president and this government made this happen. >> thank you very much indeed. coming up next. giuliani comes up to talk about whetr this cease fire...
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. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is heading to the region visiting israel, ramallah, egypt but not gaza. >> the bottom line still remains that hamas has to stop this rocket fire. so ultimately they're the ones who are going to have to be part of a solution that ends the type of terror israeli citizens have faced over so many months with this barrage of rockets coming into israeli territory. >> lots of rhetoric flying out there. cnn's wolf blitzer hasn't been far from the violence. wolf, you were in a private home, talking to the family when the warning sirens went off. what happened next? >> reporter: well, i got to this house, carol. and the sirens had gone off. and there was a nice residential area, quiet area. when you get to the house all of a sudden you see the destruction. i spoke to the father, the mother, four kids. and they got about 30, 40 seconds, sirens went off. in almost every house in israel they have a safe rook room, which is really a concrete closet, if you will, t
. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is heading to the region visiting israel, ramallah, egypt but not gaza. >> the bottom line still remains that hamas has to stop this rocket fire. so ultimately they're the ones who are going to have to be part of a solution that ends the type of terror israeli citizens have faced over so many months with this barrage of rockets coming into israeli territory. >> lots of rhetoric flying out there. cnn's wolf blitzer hasn't been...
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u.s., to put them in perspective of what's going on here. >> and you see it is a very fluid situation. we're dealing with correspondents in the field. this is exactly where everything is funneled to. the arab league is convening in cairo to discuss the situation in gaza. this desk will be live all throughout the morning and afternoon to bring you the latest information, so when we have breaking news, we'll toss it back up to you. >> we appreciate that, nick. thank you. and let's take you back to the israeli side of the border. israeli tanks and troops certainly taking up positions there, trying to get us back to fred. what are you seeing there in terms of military activity? >> reporter: hi, randi. there's a lot of military activity on this side of the border. on the one hand, you have the air strikes that the israeli air force is conducting there over gaza. sara was talking about it just a little bit. as she was talking, there was actually a bomb being dropped on gaza that we could see her
u.s., to put them in perspective of what's going on here. >> and you see it is a very fluid situation. we're dealing with correspondents in the field. this is exactly where everything is funneled to. the arab league is convening in cairo to discuss the situation in gaza. this desk will be live all throughout the morning and afternoon to bring you the latest information, so when we have breaking news, we'll toss it back up to you. >> we appreciate that, nick. thank you. and let's...
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four u.s. army sergeants were killed and 17 people were hurt and six of them are still in the hospital. witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> i just saw people under the train like dead. there was blood all over. >> it is pretty sad. >> it is very sad. i have said prayers for several people. >> federal authorities say they will investigate the crash. >>> in just a few minutes president obama will meet with four of the most important leaders of congress at the white house. they will talk about his plan to avoid going over that so-called fiscal cliff. mr. obama has been working for three days to build support for his plan and our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the white house. good morning, jill. >> carol. >> well, you're right, this is about to begin and we saw the motorcade of vice president biden come by. he is here and of course the four leaders of congress, two democrats, two republicans, and they're going to be meeting with the president trying to figure this out.
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i hate to see the u.s. cut one dollar out of defense when as long as we have enemies like iran and north korea and a rising challenger in china. >> so we're talking about compromise because you mense emd two things that the opposite sides don't really want. >> i know. >> solvable, quote, i'm confident it can be done, i recognize we will have to compromise, period. the operative word, compromise. are we going to see that this go-round? >> i'm not sure we'll see it this go-round. we might have to go over the fiscal cliff for a while. even with the fiscal cliff, we're still going to have a budget deficit next year of -- on the order, very rough order of $500 billion, one of the five largest budget deficits of all time. so we obviously got to go even farther than the fiscal cliff in terms of raising taxes. i hate it. i hate paying taxes. i'm like any other citizen, i don't like paying taxes but we have got to do it. and mr. obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's c
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first of all, when the u.s. announced that secretary clinton would be coming here to visit, remember she came at the end of last year, some political prisoners were released. you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. have an ambassador here, as well. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this country put behind it some of these struggles of the past. the president saying, that by coming here it will provide some encouragement on that long road to democracy. don? >> dan, i'm being informed that pictures we were looking at were indeed live. we weren't sure because we weren't in control of the pictures. but again, the president leaving. just real quick as we look at this, talk to me a little bit more about the trip. aung san suu kyi, she encouraged this trip. >> she really did and remember, she also went to washington b
first of all, when the u.s. announced that secretary clinton would be coming here to visit, remember she came at the end of last year, some political prisoners were released. you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. have an ambassador here, as well. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this...